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Editorial: Code for Sustainable Homes
Discontent over the Code for Sustainable Homes
U-Turn on Code content announced
Cover Story - Selfbuild Self builder, Sarah Villers, has recently completed a spacious detached, 3-bed eco-home. It took three weeks to erect the timber panel frame, including the windows and roof membrane, so making it almost weatherproof. It then took a further three months to complete the rest of the project. It was a fast build. Being fast, it reduced labour costs, though work was pretty intensive and was achieved through plenty of goodwill and very positive cooperation...
Eco-malmo - The longest bridge in northern Europe; the tallest building across the entire Nordic region; and now one of the most ambitious urban eco-developments throughout Europe. If size matters, this must be the place. Oliver Lowenstein reports ...
Stimulating simulations - The article in the last issue of Building for a Future ‘Beware the blanket approach!’ attracted some controversy, particularly regarding the insulation of solid ground floors. This generated a very stimulating debate on the BFF feedback forum.
As a result of this debate we invited Mike George, Andrew Geens and Max Graham to respond further ...
Sustainability by Stealth - There is a quiet undercurrent rippling around at the edges of the architectural world. Sustainable architecture is breaking through the whole architectural firmament. With this in mind, many more architectural practices will have to ask themselves questions about how exactly they will meet both the regulatory red tape and an incremental demand for sustainably informed design. We asked Oliver Lowenstein to find us an example.
The illusion of green electricity - An urban myth is doing the rounds in the UK at present, which is gaining more and more credence. It is said that specifying electric resistance space and water heating is more environmentally sustainable than specifying a gas condensing boiler. The argument is that if the occupier signs up to a renewable energy supplier then there will be zero CO2 emissions for the heating of the property in question. Cath Hassell and David Olivier disagree ...
Also:
* Put a fuel cell in your shed
* Eco Youth Hostel in Yorkshire
* New green building at the Eden Centre
* oak framed building built with spirit
* insiders reports from experts in the industry
* The BedZED files
and loads more.
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Published date March 10th 2006
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